Monday links

Don’t have time to scour the internet for the latest animal science, food safety, and agriculture news? Relax, we’ve got it covered.

Food Safety

Leafy Greens Added to CDC’s Foodborne Illness Questionnaire – Food Safety Magazine
After a Listeria outbreak involving bagged salads, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now including leafy greens on food history questionnaires that are used to interview foodborne illness patients. Had leafy greens been on the questionnaire already, the outbreak may have been detected much earlier.

Fixing With Feed – How to Choose the Correct Feed for Your Horse — Animal Health Company
Choosing the correct feeding routine and feed is vitally important for your horse’s health and happiness. Horses at different stages of life and at different weights will require different types and amounts of food. Take a look at this infographic and apply some of your new knowledge to your feeding routine.

U.S. to buy 11 million pounds of cheese to boost dairy prices – Chicago Tribune
The Department of Agriculture plans to buy $20 million of stockpiled cheese to distribute to food banks and pantries nationwide in an attempt to stem farmer losses after dairy prices plummeted amid a global milk glut earlier this year.